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Historic voting rates continue into the 2020 election
Despite the difficult obstacles brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, early voting rates are abnormally high. According to the United States Voting Project, the turn-out rate in the 2016 election was only 60.1 percent.
Kern’s Dreamers, youth work to make a difference in elections, despite not being able to vote
Although the number of voters casting their ballots is already on track to surpass the 2016 votes cast, there are still plenty of people who can not vote for a number of reasons; however, some Kern County residents who are unable to vote are making a difference in this election.
COMMENTARY: The McFarland City Council race deserves to be more than a popularity contest
Considering what McFarland has gone through this year — with the City Council voting to allow GEO to operate in my hometown — the McFarland City Council race might be one of the most important races in Kern County.
Kern County voters turn in mail-in ballots at higher rates than previous elections, officials say
With Election Day just days away, the Kern County Elections office continues to receive ballots at higher rates than precious years, officials say.
Immigrant rights advocates demand action be taken quickly on policy that forces asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
Last year the American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Southern Poverty Law Center challenged the policy that forces asylum seekers to remain in Mexico.
VIDEO: Photojournalist Henry Barrios captures and reflects on racial, political, cultural divide
“Prior to the fights, it was a very peaceful protest,” a Bakersfield Police Department spokesman said of a local Breonna Taylor vigil in late September.